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An arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus alters soil water retention and hydraulic conductivity in a soil texture specific way
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) alter plant water relations and contribute to soil structure. Although soil hydraulic properties depend on soil...
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Allelopathic effects of phenolic acid extracts on Morchella mushrooms, pathogenic fungus, and soil-dominant fungus uncover the mechanism of morel continuous crop** obstacle
The prominent problem of continuous crop** obstacle has been frustrating the morel farming. To deepen the understanding on morel continuous...
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AM fungus improves the competitiveness of a native plant against an invasive plant under moderate soil P supply
BackgroundAlien invasive plants have severely threatened the invaded habitats' structural stability and species diversity. The positive impacts of...
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Hyphosphere microorganisms facilitate hyphal spreading and root colonization of plant symbiotic fungus in ammonium-enriched soil
Anthropogenic nitrogen inputs lead to a high ammonium (NH 4 + )/nitrate (NO 3 − ) ratio in the soil, which restricts hyphal spreading of soil fungi. Access...
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Improving plant adaptation to soil antimony contamination: the synergistic contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and olive mill waste
BackgroundThis study aimed to investigate the alterations in biochemical and physiological responses of oat plants exposed to antimony (Sb)...
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Plant parasitic nematode-fungus interactions: recent concepts and mechanisms
Plant parasitic nematodes (PPN) and fungi cause biotic stress and are responsible for considerable yield losses to different crops. PPN and fungi are...
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Identification and evaluation of isolated entomopathogenic fungus from Egyptian soil against the black cutworm larvae of Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
BackgroundThe black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is considered as one of the most destructive pests of many field...
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Biocontrol Agents for Soil Health Management
The term “soil health” describes particular characteristics of the soil and its capacity to support and maintain crop growth and development....
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Environments and Hosts Structure the Bacterial Microbiomes of Fungus-Gardening Ants and their Symbiotic Fungus Gardens
The fungus gardening-ant system is considered a complex, multi-tiered symbiosis, as it is composed of ants, their fungus, and microorganisms...
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Metabolic pathway of tebuconazole by soil fungus Cunninghamella elegans ATCC36112
Tebuconazole is the most widely used fungicide in agriculture. Due to its long half-life, tebuconazole residues can be found in the environment media...
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Utilizing bio-synthesis of nanomaterials as biological agents for controlling soil-borne diseases in pepper plants: root-knot nematodes and root rot fungus
The utilization of Trichoderma longibrachiatum filtrate as a safe biocontrol method for producing zinc nanoparticles is a promising approach for...
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Mode of Interactions Between Opportunistic Fungi, Nematode, and Other Soil Microbiota
The intricate and diverse interplay of opportunistic fungus, nematodes, and soil microbiota can be attributed to several variables including the...
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Soil Formation, Soil Health and Soil Biodiversity
Increase in human population has led to industrialization and deterioration of the environment, including the soil. Also, there is also a constant...
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Cytochalasins from coastal saline soil-derived fungus Aspergillus flavipes RD-13 and their cytotoxicities
Chemical investigation of coastal saline soil-derived fungus Aspergillus flavipes RD-13 led to the isolation of two new seco-cytochalasins ( 1 ) and ( 2 )...
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Soil compaction reversed the effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on soil hydraulic properties
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) typically provide a wide range of nutritional benefits to their host plants, and their role in plant water uptake,...
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Organic nitrogen utilisation by an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus is mediated by specific soil bacteria and a protist
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi lack efficient exoenzymes to access organic nutrients directly. Nevertheless, the fungi often obtain and further...
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Plant-Fungus Interactions in Rust Diseases
This chapter throw the light on the interaction between the host and its rust infection. This interaction includes phosohatase activity, vascular...
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A novel aromatic compound from the fungus Synnemellisia sp. FKR-0921
The filamentous fungus Synnemellisia sp. strain FKR-0921 was obtained from soil collected on Kume Island, Okinawa. The MeOH extract of FKR-0921...
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Entomopathogenic Strains of the Fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum Damage the Fungus Cultivar of Pest Leaf-Cutter Ants
Purpureocillium lilacinum (Hypocreales: Ophiocordycipitaceae) is a cosmopolitan fungus not only pathogenic to insect and nematode hosts but also to...
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Metabolism of an insecticide fipronil by soil fungus Cunninghamella elegans ATCC36112
In this study, the metabolic pathway of the phenylpyrazole insecticide fipronil in Cunninghamella elegans ( C. elegans ) was investigated....
